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Adam Bede

CHAPTER IV
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Thee't help me to carry it to Brox'on when it's done.

I'll call thee up at sunrise.

Go and eat thy supper, and shut the door so as I mayn't hear Mother's talk." Seth knew that Adam always meant what he said, and was not to be persuaded into meaning anything else.

So he turned, with rather a heavy heart, into the house-place.
"Adam's niver touched a bit o' victual sin' home he's come," said Lisbeth.

"I reckon thee'st hed thy supper at some o' thy Methody folks." "Nay, Mother," said Seth, "I've had no supper yet." "Come, then," said Lisbeth, "but donna thee ate the taters, for Adam 'ull happen ate 'em if I leave 'em stannin'.


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